Elaine Mura – Splash Magazines
Luis Valenzuela helmed the production with authenticity and artistry as the story reached its tragic conclusion. Projected subtitles assisted in understanding English and Spanish – as well as Nahuatl – but it is likely that the audience would have followed the story even without translation, so powerful were the multiple modes in this production. This is a not-to-be-missed adventure in adaptation which will delight audiences. Through the creative works of multiple modern contributors, Greek tragedy lives today. Read more…
Deborah Klugman – Stage Raw
Adapted from Sophocles by Evelina Fernández, and directed with visionary spark by Jose Luis Valenzuela, the show rolls out with a technical artistry as memorable as the empyrean myth it’s employed to tell. Read more…
Tracey Paleo – Gia On The Move
In, ANTIGONE: IN THE LANGUAGE OF KINGS, the gender-neutral, Mesoamerican, Aztec concept-as-figure, Miquiztli, casts a decidedly mixed view over the story by its imagery alone. Read more…
Ed Rampell – Hollywood Progressive
The Latino Theater Company and Getty Villa Museum’s stunning co-presentation of Antigone: In the Language of Kings is arguably the theatrical event of the year for Los Angeles’ theatergoers. In this very Angeleno Antigone, LTC’s associate artistic director and playwright Evelina Fernández has transplanted Sophocles’ 5th century B.C. Greek tragedy from Thebes to pre-Columbian Tenochtitlan, capital of the pre-contact Aztec Empire in Mexico. Read more…
Anita W. Harris – LA Theatrix
The Getty Villa’s annual classic-play production in its outdoor amphitheater is usually an illuminating and inspiring experience, and this year’s show is no exception — in fact, it’s exceptional. Read more…